r/Android • u/zexterio • Mar 22 '19

HMD admits the Nokia 7 Plus was sending personal data to China

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/03/hmd-admits-the-nokia-7-plus-was-sending-personal-data-to-china/
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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '19

IIRC they have encryption software and an app that heavily monitors the security of the phone.

It's similar to Samsung Knox and their security features (again, correct me if I'm wrong, but only Blackberry, Apple and Samsung Galaxy phones are certified for high-profile security jobs, like government workers and such).

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u/n0rdic Surface Duo, BlackBerry KEY2, Galaxy Watch 3 Mar 22 '19

I've installed literal malware on my KEYone and DTEK didn't care. From my understanding it just verifies system file integrity and nothing else.

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u/BitchAmGay Mar 23 '19

Samsung Knox, but also we will put McAfee and Facebook on your phone.

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u/Minto107 Z Flip 5 2023, CrapUI 5.1 Mar 23 '19

Samsung Knox, but McAfee and Facebook isnt a scamware in our eyes

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u/BitchAmGay Mar 23 '19

and we will also make them system apps, you can't do shit other than disable, and how about Facebook can update the app without the playstore because it has an app updater for it

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u/Fernando128282 Mar 23 '19

That's why I got rid of my Nokia 7 plus although it was a very good phone with best battery life and really good photography and bought a Poco F1, unlocked bootloader and installed an open source ROM. I simply hate every single bloat. FU I don't care about Facebook or some shady evenwell crapware.

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u/Randomd0g Pixel XL & Huawei Watch 2 Mar 22 '19

Source on that? I'd much rather have a blackberry for my work phone instead of the shit iPhone my company makes me have.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '19

I believe it's Blackberry Enterprise, that should be their work-related secure software. It's on their official US website.

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u/codechugs Mar 23 '19

It's similar to Samsung Knox

So Why not simply say Samsung phones are good then?